Knee Deep in the Hooah!

So that I do not dwell on this any further, I feel the need to do a “final purge” of the happenings the past few days on this blog. Some of you know of the huge dump that the Washington Post’s blog “IntelDump” took on my blog the other day. We were an easy target for the blog author Phillip Carter, so we were thrown under the bus and he got noticed. Nice, eh? The funny thing is, Carter claimed in his article that the real issue at hand was the fact that “Stand To” linked to an article that was clearly an anti-Obama piece, but the problem is he did not really make that the focus of the entry. He quotes and talks more about our blog and what Mr. H! wrote. He even made sure to purposely inflame his readership by linking us with Limbaugh and Fox News (accusing us of only using these two as sources of information). He set it up. He forgot to reiterate to his readership that the real issue at hand was the military, not us. Convienent, no?

I got thousands of hits that day from Washington Post and several other sources that had linked to his article. I went to Washington Post and posted on the comment thread twice. I was respectful both times, but I would like my readers to read a couple of comments left on Phillip Carter’s blog for me. These were lifted verbatim, copied and pasted. I refuse to link to his blog, so if you want the source just Google his name and the name of his blog.

may be your son who is on duty in Iraq,, should come in a box,, or some of his limbs blown away,,, or come home with mental problems and are the govt is slow to give proper medical treatment,, then your eyes will be wide open,, isn’t it,,

Posted by: mugambo | June 12, 2008 5:56 PM

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I hope that former army officers’s son doesn’t ever come home

Posted by: madashell | June 12, 2008 9:51 PM

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Thank God that Carter reads and pays about as close attention as his readers do. My son is already home, safe and sound. The crap-weasels who wrote those comments did so believing my son is still in Iraq (because Carter stated so). Aren’t they nice. Aren’t they oh so loving and progressive?

WaPo’s commenting policy states that “… User reviews and comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.”

If I follow Carter’s own assertion to its logical conclusion (that linking to something equates endorsement), then I am left to draw one conclusion about his leaving (or linking if you will) comments on his blog that wishes the death of a deployed soldier: The Washington Post and Phillip Carter endorse the wishing death on a deployed soldier and stating such to his parents. If they did not think it was acceptable they would have removed it. As it stands now I really could give a rat’s behind what they do — they can remove it to try and save face, but I don’t think they care. I am sure they support our troops though, right?

I have received emails telling me that I should be dead, that my family should be dead (they are clever enough to not say that they want to kill me, so charges can’t be brought … but duh, it’s obviously a death threat). I have been called a Nazi.

The Nazi comments crack me up. I have never once in my entire life ever tried to silence another American Citizen by threat or intimdation, and yet the amoral asses who write those emails have the audacity to call ME the Nazi! Is that not the most delicious irony you have ever tasted in your life? I exercise my right to free speech, I am threatened and intimidated by fellow citizens because of it, and somehow I am the Nazi? Wow. This right here shows you the mentality I have been up against for the past couple of days.

I have deleted a lot of comments left here on my blog. I immediately came to KDIH once I realized I had been linked to and was a target for flaming, and got rid of my “about the author” page and put the comments on moderation. They will have to remain on moderation for a while. I am going to register my regular readers (those who comment frequently that I know) and erase the rest of the registered readers. You will have to register to comment at will and be approved to do so. All others will go through moderation until I am ready to register them. It’s a safe guard. I do a lot of work from home, I take care of a family, and I am dealing with some very painful orthopedic problems right now — I don’t have time to babysit my blog.

This was never an issue before in the past year that I have been writing, but thanks to Carter it is now. Which leaves me no other option than to award him the Knee Deep in the Hooah!’s official, prestigious “Jackass of the Day Award.”

Mr. Carter earned this award, not for exercising his right to free speech, but because of the unwarranted, unnecessary “bitch slap” we got from him and his readers for exercising our right to free speech. He also earned it for leaving comments on his blog wishing my son death, dismemberment or mental problems, and in doing so indirectly supporting that kind of speech to military members and their families.

So, here’s to you Phillip Carter (aka Mr.Ex-MP, Mr. Ex-Civil Affairs guy, and Mr. I’m all for the Vets.) Here’s to you.

Tags: Army, Army Mom Posts, Army Wife Posts, Iraq, Jackass of the Day, Main Stream Media, Mr. Hooah! Writes, Shack Pack news, anti-military, blog settings, deployment, family life, looney leftists, politics, veterans by Claire
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“We are more than a color;
we are the embodiment of ovarian peace
and fallopian justice!” –Code Pink Motto

For months now the anti-war group known as “Code Pink” has been hard at work trying to force a Marines recruiting station in downtown Berkeley, CA, to move out of the area. “Actually we would like it if all of the military offices would shut their doors.” said Zeta Mandarin, a leader in the local group of Code Pink volunteers.

“We are more than volunteers” said Mandarin “We are she-warriors of peace and light, and we plan on shutting the military down by holding events like ‘Breastfeeding instead of bombing’ where we nurse our babies in front of the station.” Who would have thought that breasts could have such an impact on the world? The goddess is afoot, I tell you!”

While Mandarin and the other Code Pink “she-warriors” continue to picket, sing and nurse their babies, we searched the parameter of the scene outside the station to get local reactions on the events that has brought Berkeley to national attention and has even come to the point of threatening its federal funding. [Read more →]

Tags: Berkeley, Funny, Jackass of the Day, Weird, anti-military, looney leftists, mental health, military, politics by Claire
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… a newt?

I got better.

Now Code Pink is calling on witches to come prepared to cast their spells on the Recruiting Center in Berkeley. Can they possibly scream “We are so irrelevant that we are willing to try any stunt to get attention no matter how stupid, idiotic or moronic it is!” any louder than that? [Read more →]

Tags: Berkeley, Funny, Jackass of the Day, Weird, anti-military, looney leftists, military, politics by Claire
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(h/t to Jawa Report)

I refuse to link to this scum bag’s site. Not only is there a reported virus on his blog, but he is irrelevant to me beyond this award. He’s the scum sucking, jackass who wrote a blog entry entitled “F*** the Troops” and he goes on to say a whole host of horrible and despicable things. Has anyone ever noticed how manly these cowards act on their blogs, but I bet if you put his butt slap dab in the middle of Afghanistan he would be pulling a Medea Benjamin special and crying out for the Marines to come and save his sorry, low life butt. His name is Ian something or other. If you want to read more, go to Pat Dollard’s site where the post is up in its entirety. I am going to warn you now that the language and the entire entry written by the pathetic loser is extremely inflammatory and very horrible. I could not stomach it. [Read more →]

Tags: Jackass of the Day, anti-military by Claire
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(h/t Michelle Malkin)

Today’s award is being given to you,

“Mr. Anti-war-beat-up-young-ladies-in-wheelchairs-man.”

Where did you learn those mad, bad, big and macho fighting skills anyway? Was it dragging old ladies through the Walmart parking lot when they cut you off for the good space? Perhaps you push toddlers down when they smile at you? You aren’t just an average, run of the mill man. No, you are a handicapped-woman assaulting kinda man. Hold your head up high, and proud. [Read more →]

Tags: Jackass of the Day, Terrorism, anti-military, looney leftists, mental health by Claire
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Today’s Jackass of the Day award is going to an entity. I know that is a little different and unprecedented, but it’s necessary. Today’s recipient is the Los Angeles Times for the following article:

(excerpt)

John McCain gets tax-free disability pension

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The disclosure of the Navy benefit for injuries incurred as a Vietnam POW may raise fitness questions.

By Ralph Vartabedian,
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 22, 2008

Sen. John McCain has long said he is in robust health and is strong enough to hike the Grand Canyon, but he also is receiving what his staff Monday termed a “disability pension” from the Navy.

When McCain released his tax return for 2007 on Friday, he separately disclosed that he received a pension of $58,358 that was not listed as income on his return.

On Monday, McCain’s staff identified the retirement benefit as a “disability pension” and said that McCain “was retired as disabled because of his limited body movements due to injuries as a POW.”

McCain campaign strategist Mark Salter said Monday night that McCain was technically disabled. “Tortured for his country — that is how he acquired his disability,” Salter said.

Certain types of military and veterans pensions are either partially or completely tax-exempt, depending on the seriousness of the disability. In McCain’s case the exemption is 100%. <snip>

The article goes on to argue that this information (which by the way, McCain was upfront and honest about) somehow puts him in a less capable light since he receives a disability compensation from the military.

OK, now for the smack down.

First of all, as the mother of a war Veteran and the wife of an Officer Candidate who sustained a serious injury in training — an injury that certainly left him disabled for a period of time, I want to let the LA Times know that they totally, and utterly suck for even bringing this up, and they suck doubly for trying to use it against McCain by making him look like he is less of a Candidate due to the physical diabilities that he acquired while he was a POW and was suffering torture at the hands of US enemies. Let me guess, you support the troops, right?

Does this argument somehow mean that Roosevelt was less of a President because he had asthma? What now? Are you somehow implying that a person with paralysis, and who is wheelchair bound, should not run for President? Would you even have the audacity to write a newspaper article about how a wheelchair bound person’s disability somehow makes him less able to serve in the capacity as President of the United States? I never realized that the LA Times had a thing in for disabled Veterans.

John McCain has limited physical movement due to the torture he endured while he was a POW. The reason that he has a tax exemption and a disability rating from the military is because the military has a much different standard of rating disability than the civilian world does. In order to serve in the military you have to be in pretty darned good shape. The majority of Presidential Candidates — past and present, would not last a week in Ranger school or in boot camp on Sandhill. The reason that McCain is considered disabled by the military is because the injuries he sustained prevented him from being able to fulfill the military’s PT and fitness requirements, and those injuries were not going to heal past a certain point. This does not mean that he is so disabled that he can not fill the role of something like, oh say, Senator — nor does it mean that he is somehow less physically able to fill the role as President.

Shame on you LA Times. You are intentionally exploiting the wounds of a POW war hero for a political reason. I am sure that Senator McCain has endured more pain than the majority of Americans will ever understand. For that he should be hailed as a man of strength and a man of courage instead of a man who is somehow unfit to stand against the challenges of being President.

Tags: Jackass of the Day, looney leftists, military, politics, veterans by Claire
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Today’s Jackass of the Day Award goes to another Senator for an assanine comment that makes her truly worthy of the award. Today’s recipient is Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-Ca.) for the following insanely stupid comment on April 15 (tax day):

Right now, millions of Americans are hurrying to report their incomes to the IRS. Usually, “IRS” stands for “Internal Revenue Service,” but today, it might as well stand for “Iraq revenue suppliers” because so much of our tax revenue is paying for the occupation of Iraq.

Oh, I listened to the whole thing and my ears started to bleed. Let me fill you in on the important statements she made (and I will fill in the blanks) “Blah, blah, blah, propaganda this, propaganda that, our military is broken, blah, blah… I don’t care that all of the evidence points to the contrary, blabber, blab. I’m using this moment for my own political agenda, blah, blah, blah. American people are paying too much for the war, but Congress needs a raise, blah, blah, blah, I don’t give a crap about the total waste of tax dollars that we are guilty of here on Capitol Hill, blah, blah, blah, me-me-me, blah blah.”

I hope she wears it with pride! Politics as usual.

Tags: Jackass of the Day by Claire
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Please see update in Comments Section.

I have decided to give today’s award to a whole group of people. A group of Country Commissioners that is. Read the excerpted article below to find out why:

County: Dad Caring For Deployed Son’s 2 Pets Has Too Many Dogs

Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 - 07:15 PM
By Steve Sbraccia

Excerpt:

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Henry Carroll got into trouble with the county when he agreed to look after his son’s two dogs.

And it’s turning into a dog war.

Carroll got into trouble with the county when he agreed to look after his son Adam’s two dogs. Carroll’s son is overseas fighting in Iraq.

The soldier is scheduled to return home in December, and his father says he is determined to make sure that when his son returns from his tour of duty, the dogs are waiting for him.

Carroll already had three dogs of his own. With five dogs, the county said he had two dogs too many.

“If my son’s in Iraq, I can’t watch his dogs according to the county,” Carroll said.

The county says with five dogs Henry’s running a kennel, which he is not licensed to do. When he asked the county to clarify the definition of a kennel, he says he got several different answers.

Carroll got the Army to write a letter saying two of the dogs belonged to his son, but county officials didn’t buy it.

They said, “Since Adam didn’t sign it, it really might not be valid because it was signed by his platoon leader.”

Entire Article

First of all the jackass part comes from the very notion that the County is telling people how many pets they are allowed to have. Instead of prosecuting people who run puppy mills and who treat animals inhumanely now they are just punishing everyone. Isn’t that special? The main thing that sealed the deal on my decision for the award is the simple fact that this is a military town for crying out loud. Here’s my advice to the County authorities who are making this man’s life hell right now… Take your Jackass Award to the pawn shop, get 10 cents for it and buy yourself a clue with it. There is a little something called “critical thought” that really helps people figure out when a situation merits an alternate approach. It’s a beautiful thing. Embrace it.

Tags: Army, Iraq, Jackass of the Day, deployment, military, politics, veterans by Claire
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